"Brigada happens because a bunch of people pull together." (Photo by Anna Samoylova, Unsplash)
1) Brigada Participants Reach 33% of 2021 Budget
We’re so grateful that, thus far in 2020 (including a great surge of gifts last week), Brigada participants have already reached 33% of the Brigada budget needed for 2021! Thank you! Brigada only happens because a bunch of people join hands and pull together. If you’re one of those who hasn’t had a chance to pitch in and CAN, please click Donate at any Brigada webpage.
2) Thrive as You Serve Others
Coaching Mission International offers an excellent foundational coach training that will give you the tools to empower, encourage, and support those you lead and serve. Click to https://www.coachingmission.com/training/ or email training@cmiprograms.org to find out more.
3) Teach in Thailand
Chiang Rai International Christian School (CRICS) needs teachers for the 2021-2022 school year. They are a strategic K-12 school located in northern Thailand with access to neighboring countries. They provide quality education while sharing Jesus with local and MK students, thus enabling missionaries to live on the field for a long time with their families. Learn more or apply at https://crics.asia.
4) Are You a Missionary in Need of Rest?
EdenRidge is a missionary-focused retreat and vacation destination located on the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee. The ministry welcomes missionaries and Christian workers from around the world and offers six cabins of various sizes. The Welcome Center is nearing completion and will open in the spring of 2021. The new building will feature spaces for meetings, groups, and family reunions. To learn more about EdenRidge or to make reservations, please visit www.EdenRidge.org. read more…
5) Help for A Nation Divided Against Itself
There is no more timely a subject for America than this one! We are divided in so many ways. Here’s a way to keep our eyes focused on the One above. https://www.prayershop.org/10-for-10-Nation-Divided-p/pcm-10f10-mg-040.htm?inf_contact_key=2de4ccfa2b9d521f408c210f93ae3fa2680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
A few of the articles in this Prayer Connect issue: How to Pray When a Nation is in Turmoil, Yet We Have Hope: Cues from Lamentations, Coming Under Friendly Fire: When Satan Engages Us in the Wrong Battles.
Encourage and challenge your congregation or small group to think and pray biblically with the inspirational and practical articles in this popular issue. read more…
6) How COVID-19 Is Affecting Missions
Wondering how COVID has impacted missions? Every organization has been impacted by the changes that have taken place from the spring of 2020 until now. Mission Nexus has compared agency activity and response over the last six months with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on missions work. https://missionexus.org/covid-19-impact-fall-2020-update/
7) Help David With a Moving Experience?
These days, it seems like there are a ton of services that help missionaries do all kinds of things — and missionaries are very grateful! A Brigada participant named David wrote this past week wondering if there might be any existing service that helps missionaries move. His upcoming cross-country move feels rather daunting. If you’ve heard of such a thing, please tell about it in a comment. read more…
8) Get the Latest on Global CPM Movements
Wondering where we are on CPM/DMM? Curious as to how many movements there are in the world and WHERE they are in the world? Get the best data — the definitive answers — at 24:14’s “Movement Dashboard,” assembled quarterly by our great friend, Justin Long. See the dashboard at https://2414now.net/resources/. Scroll down to see the slides and learn the latest.
9) We’re Grateful for…
…a $1000 gift from a long-time friend of Brigada from Florida. Joining this friend were partners sharing $50 (a recurring gift!), $15, $100, $20 (from a fantastic language acquisition trainer), $75, $12, $25, $75 (from the people at Visual Story International!), $25, $50, $100 (Thank you Good News Productions!), $20, and $25. There are no words sufficient to express our gratitude. Now, to make our 2021 budget, a gap of only $11,395 remains. Might you help bridge that gap? You can either click “Donate” at any page at brigada.org or send a check to Team Expansion (Brigada), 4112 Old Routt Road, Louisville, KY 40299. God bless you! read more…
10) New Book, “In the Way,” Just Might Help Us Get “Out of the Way!”
In his new book, “In the way: Church As We Know It Can Be a Discipleship Movement (Again),” Damian Gerke takes a long, hard look at current paradigms and perceptions for church life in North America. He then helps us plot a way forward with lots of possible coaching points for the future. When asked about his goals for the book, Damian told Brigada, “My hope is that this book helps set the stage for the church (particularly in the West) to discover its next steps, to refocus its calling, capability, and vibrancy, and uncover its opportunity that remains largely untapped. I hope for healthy and productive — not divisive — conversations about what the church should be, and then about what it should do. It would be my greatest joy to see this effort unify and invigorate the church.” May it be so. Find Damian’s book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Way-Church-Discipleship-Movement-Again/dp/1733096299.
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